William George PEARCE

Regimental number48677
OccupationEngineer
Next of kinWife, Mrs M E Pearce, Huntley West
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialHebuterne Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 3), nr Arras, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Eliza Pearce, Huntly, Waikato; Wife: Minnie Elizabeth Pearce, Huntly, Waikato
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 6

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